Cocktail of the Week: A Jazzy Bourbon Drink

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Much of our clientele tend toward sweeter drinks, so in creating this whiskey sour variation I wanted to diversify the palate and introduce our guests to something with a bit of sweetness that's rounded out with more tart, complex layers. We originally served this drink with Alibi American Whiskey, but you could easily substitute with Jim Beam or any comparable bourbon. I quite like amaros, and you don't find a lot of Harlem bars serving cocktails with it, so I thought this would be a good conversation piece for our servers and bartenders to introduce the spirit to our local patrons. I like to top this with a spoonful of merlot of malbec, but whatever red wine you like is fine. As far as the bite, you want something that's going to be dry, but you can sort of vary the flavor by choosing something bold or more rounded. Flaming an orange peel also lends some citrusy herbaceous notes to the final product."